Money
Tax
Opinion
Superannuation
This is Australia's version of a death tax
An estate plan should consider the way superannuation is taxed when you die.
- by Noel Whittaker
Latest
Q&A
Pension
When I turn one property into two, what happens to my tax bill?
Subdividing can bring up all sorts of tax issues.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Tax deductions
How the ATO is nudging Australians to pay more tax
Behavioural economics is a low-cost approach to getting people to pay more tax. It is having a positive impact on work-related expense deductions and tax debts.
- by Nassim Khadem
Opinion
Capital gains tax
Capital gains tax looming as big election issue
To be frank, I don’t think it’s a big deal. The numbers are not huge, and most people who buy investment properties intend to keep them for their retirement.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Home loans
What's the real cost of land tax?
With massive increases on the cards for land tax, the question is, who will pay?
- by Jon Stanhope & Khalid Ahmed
Opinion
Money psychology
Why you shouldn't save your tax refund this year
You might as well stick it under the nearest mattress, so low have deposit rates plunged.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Tax deductions
Are you and I to blame for $8.7b a year in ‘missing’ revenue?
The Tax Office thinks there is $8.7 billion a year revenue missing because individuals over-claim on their tax returns. Is it right?
- by Nassim Khadem
Income tax
Five smart things to do with your tax refund
Before you burn through your tax refund, consider the following ways in which you can put that money to good use — and not just as a quick fix.
- by Olivia Maragna
Income tax
Claim tax deductions without a receipt in eight steps
Many Australians miss out on hundreds of dollars each year because they’ve lost the receipt for work-related deductions they can claim back.
- by Nina Hendy
Income tax
Fintechs target Millennials in online tax returns push
There are a number of fintechs offering to do your tax return for a fraction of the price of tax agents, but there are also potential traps
- by John Collett
Opinion
Regulation
All spin, no compassion: How the ATO handled a scandal
After being caught in the crossfire of a public scandal into the Australian Taxation Office’s treatment of small business, the tax watchdog let rip in a confidential report to Treasury.
- by Adele Ferguson